The brother of Jesus : the dramatic story & meaning of the first archaeological link to Jesus & his family /
Shanks, Hershel.
The brother of Jesus : the dramatic story & meaning of the first archaeological link to Jesus & his family / Hershel Shanks & Ben Witherington III. - 1st ed. - San Francisco : HarperSanFrancisco, c2003. - xiv, 226 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), map ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction / Foreword / story of a remarkable discovery / Oh, no! -- 2. An amazing discovery -- How could the son of God have a brother? -- Is it a fake? -- Is it the Jesus? -- Can we ignore it? -- story of James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus / Introduction : in this end, a beginning -- From brother to follower -- From follower to head of the Jerusalem Church -- James, mediator between Jews and Gentiles -- James the sage -- death of James -- James the legend -- Brother, cousin, or kin? -- Son of Joseph, brother of Jesus -- Acknowledgments. Hershel Shanks -- Andr ��?�Lemaire -- Hershel Shanks -- Ben Witherington III -- pt. 1. The 1. 3. 4. 5. 6. pt. 2. The 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. The 12. 13. 14.
The discovery of a limestone burial box with the inscription, "James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus" set the world of biblical archaeology abuzz. Hershel Shanks and Ben Witherington III reveal not only what the discovery means for understanding the Bible, but also what it shows about the family of Jesus and the earliest Christians.
0060556609
2003544626
James, Brother of the Lord, Saint.
Christianity--Origin.
BS 2454.J3 / S53 2003
The brother of Jesus : the dramatic story & meaning of the first archaeological link to Jesus & his family / Hershel Shanks & Ben Witherington III. - 1st ed. - San Francisco : HarperSanFrancisco, c2003. - xiv, 226 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), map ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction / Foreword / story of a remarkable discovery / Oh, no! -- 2. An amazing discovery -- How could the son of God have a brother? -- Is it a fake? -- Is it the Jesus? -- Can we ignore it? -- story of James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus / Introduction : in this end, a beginning -- From brother to follower -- From follower to head of the Jerusalem Church -- James, mediator between Jews and Gentiles -- James the sage -- death of James -- James the legend -- Brother, cousin, or kin? -- Son of Joseph, brother of Jesus -- Acknowledgments. Hershel Shanks -- Andr ��?�Lemaire -- Hershel Shanks -- Ben Witherington III -- pt. 1. The 1. 3. 4. 5. 6. pt. 2. The 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. The 12. 13. 14.
The discovery of a limestone burial box with the inscription, "James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus" set the world of biblical archaeology abuzz. Hershel Shanks and Ben Witherington III reveal not only what the discovery means for understanding the Bible, but also what it shows about the family of Jesus and the earliest Christians.
0060556609
2003544626
James, Brother of the Lord, Saint.
Christianity--Origin.
BS 2454.J3 / S53 2003